Graph Database for a the Creative Industry

Graph Database for a the Creative Industry

The Graph Database for the 'Creative Industry' will consist of all the relevant Nodes and Edges (Artists, Art Assets such as paintings, illustrations, drawings etc, Designers, Sculpturers, Architects, Framers, Art Appraisers, Experts, Curators, Museums, Galleries, Collectors, Curators, Auction Houses, Dealers, Insurance Agencies, Renovators and Restoration Artists, and everything else one can think of in the 'Metaverse for Art'.

The Metaverse for Art is an exciting and complex domain with many interconnected entities and relationships. Here is a break it down into the main nodes, edges, and some key attributes.

Nodes:

· Person

· ArtWork

· Organization

· Event

· Location

· Style

· Medium

· Collection

· ArtMovement

Edges:

· CREATED (Person -> ArtWork)

· OWNS (Person/Organization -> ArtWork)

· EXHIBITED_AT (ArtWork -> Organization/Event)

· WORKS_FOR (Person -> Organization)

· APPRAISED (Person -> ArtWork)

· RESTORED (Person -> ArtWork)

· CURATED (Person -> Collection/Event)

· LOCATED_IN (ArtWork/Organization -> Location)

· INFLUENCED_BY (Person -> Person/ArtMovement)

· BELONGS_TO (ArtWork -> Collection)

· USES (ArtWork -> Medium)

· IN_STYLE_OF (ArtWork -> Style)

· SOLD (Organization -> ArtWork)

· BOUGHT (Person/Organization -> ArtWork)

· SPECIALIZES_IN (Person -> Style/Medium)

· PART_OF (Event -> Organization)

This model provides all the known Attributes for main nodes: It is a solid foundation for representing the complex relationships in the art world. Additional more specific nodes, edges, or attributes are now also added such as

• A "Technique" node to represent specific artistic techniques

• A "Material" node for the physical materials used in artworks

• A "Provenance" node to track the history of ownership and exhibitions for valuable artworks

Note that in a graph database, we can easily add new relationships and properties as our understanding of the domain grows or as new requirements emerge.